New Zealand vs Portugal: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male

New Zealand
98.6%
in 2018
Portugal
99.0%
in 2018
New Zealand rank
17th
Portugal rank
16th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
0255075100197019942018

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 99.0% against 98.6% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 16th of 173 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 77.1% 65.9% 11.2% New Zealand
1980s 76.4% 69.6% 6.8% New Zealand
1990s 88.4% 80.0% 8.3% New Zealand
2010s 97.2% 99.0% 1.8% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male, New Zealand or Portugal?
Portugal, at 99.0% against 98.6% in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male between New Zealand and Portugal?
0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
New Zealand ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 16th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 4,835 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.